In BioNews 396 (27/2/2007), we published a commentary entitled 'The BBC, the HFEA and the UK's best-performing IVF doctor: Trial by media?', written by Cheryl Hudson, on behalf of the ARGC (Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre) Defence Group. The HFEA has declined an invitation to respond to this...
The California First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco unanimously ruled on 26 February that 'Proposition 71' is constitutional, strongly affirming that it 'suffers from no constitutional or other legal infirmity'. Proposition 71 called for the creation of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), its...
New research published in the journal Human Reproduction has found that consuming low-fat dairy food may lead to a higher risk of infertility. The study found no difference between women who ate the most dairy food and those who ate little or none. However, differences in...
A report has revealed that couples receive varied IVF treatment across UK Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), despite guidelines issued by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence in 2004 that all women between the age of 23 and 39 years old should receive three cycles of...
The UK Government's chief scientific adviser has expressed his support for proposals to use animal eggs in the creation of human embryonic stem (ES) cells for research purposes. Sir David King said last week that such work should be allowed under tight regulations, adding that it...
Women trying to have a baby using standard in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques are spending money on unnecessary drugs that have harmful side-effects and which could be compromising their health, according to the authors of a new report published in the Lancet medical journal. In standard IVF, two...
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Comment
Public perceptions of gamete donation in British South Asian communities
by Dr Lorraine Culley
Within the UK, approximately 25,000 children have been born using donated gametes (eggs and sperm) or embryos since 1991. There is currently, however, a shortage of donated gametes and this is particularly acute for members of minority ethnic communities. Such couples face very long waiting times for treatment. We recently...